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Introduce better food labelling
Should food labelling be improved to give people more information about its origins?
Conservative "Support the introduction of food labelling to give consumers more information about where and how our food is produced, while avoiding burdensome rules for small firms." Source: Conservative Euro Manifesto.
Green Party The Green Party would push for "improved food labelling and better traceability of our food to prevent further food scandals such as the horse-meat scandal". Source: Green Party Animal Protection Manifesto.
Labour "And to support the population as a whole, Labour will pursue improvements to food labelling to help people better understand what they are eating, including working at EU level to introduce traffic-light labelling of packaged food. " Source: Labour Press, http://press.labour.org.uk/post/108114239664/labours-new-approach-to-public-health-andy
Plaid Cymru "We have worked to constantly improve food labelling and give consumers real information and choice. It is unacceptable to label food as healthy when it contains large amounts of sugar and salt." Source: Plaid Cymru Euro manifesto.